Storm Surge Inundates South Beach, Flattening Dunes, Closing Roads

Extreme high tides and storm surge flooding inundated the south side of the Island on Tuesday, washing over coastal dunes, forcing road closures and eroding oversand trails.

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Northeast Winter Storm Lashes Island With High Winds, Sleet, Snow

The fierce northeast winter storm bearing down on New England Monday lashed the Vineyard with high winds, sleet and moderate snowfall throughout the day. The storm, which brought blizzard conditions on the mainland, saw increasing intensity by nightfall.,

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Northeast Storm Batters Vineyard With Wind, Rain, Flooding

A spiraling northeast storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to the Vineyard Saturday, flooding roads, eroding beaches, shuttering ferries and causing scattered power outages.

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Coastal Storm Lashes Vineyard, Closing Roads
Julia Wells and Will Sennott

Ferries were shutting down, Beach Road was partially closed and fishermen were securing their boats as a northeaster lashed the Vineyard with rain and wind Friday.

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Coasties Groove on the Gale Force Winds

When a powerful northeast storm barreled through the Atlantic seaboard and most everyone else complained or hid inside, Coast Guard Station Menemsha embraced it.

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Storm Brings High Winds, Shuttering Ferries

A powerful storm brought high winds to Martha’s Vineyard Thursday, downing trees, knocking out power and forcing a day of canceled ferries.

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Three-Day Gale Finally Subsides

Ferries were running again Saturday morning after a prolonged gale battered Martha’s Vineyard for three straight days. Ferry service to the Island was suspended all day Thursday and Friday.

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March Keeps Roaring, But Emergency Crews Are Lions Too
Landry Harlan

After a month of storms, Islanders are reflecting on how they fared and looking ahead to how they can be better prepared for when the next one comes.

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Power Slowly Returns as Island Recovers from Blizzard
Sara Brown

Small pockets of the Island remained without Thursday after a March blizzard lashed the Vineyard with high winds and heavy, wet snow.

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Northeaster Leaves Island in Cleanup Mode

The Vineyard was a scene of flooded roads and docks, eroded shorelines, beached sailboats and downed trees on Saturday.

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